Sometimes That Is Drastic by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sometimes That Is Drastic that begins with:

Raised to believe...
If they wished reality not to exist, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabccXb dXXXXXb eefabdXXcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 01101001001 1101001 1111010110 1010001100 1110010100 1011 111110 11110 001110 011101 11000100100 1110001 10010001 110011010 011100100 0100110101 101001000000 1101101011 101110100 1110011 1011010 111111 11101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, to are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Sometimes That Is Drastic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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